[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2955 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2955

             To stop abuse of Federal collateral remedies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 1996

 Mr. Shadegg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
             To stop abuse of Federal collateral remedies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Habeas Corpus Reformation Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. STOPPING ABUSE OF FEDERAL COLLATERAL REMEDIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at end the following:
``Sec. 2257. Adequacy of State remedies
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an application for a 
writ of habeas corpus in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to a 
judgment or order of a State court shall not be entertained by a judge 
or a court of the United States unless the remedies in the courts of 
the State are inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of the 
person's detention.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 153 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``2257. Adequacy of State remedies.''.
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